2017-18 Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each weekday through July 20. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices from July 20-23 on Big12Sports.com. Fan voting will be considered in the final tally for selecting this prestigious award. Today’s featured candidates are Baylor’s Aline De Lima and Cody Bradford.

BU Female Athlete of the Year CandidateAline De Lima; SoccerSr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Accomplishments^ Guided Baylor to the 2017 Big 12 Soccer postseason championship title ^ 2017 Big 12 Soccer Championship Offensive Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team^ All-Big 12 First Team ^ United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team^ Named to the Brazilian Women's National Team

Accomplishments^ First Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in program history ^ 2018 Big 12 Championship Co-Most Outstanding Player^ All-America third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball ^ Played a critical role in Baylor’s first-ever Big 12 Baseball postseason title ^ Broke the school record for ERA in a Big 12 season at 1.88^ Became first pitcher in BU history to throw back-to-back complete game shutouts